Automatic shirt-sleeve holder



Nov. 2 1926. 1,605,746

I G. "r. LOYD AUTOMATIC SHIRT SLEEVE HOLDER Filed April 50, 1926 mvsm'on BY Am 0 I ATTORNEY WITNESS: WM

Patented Nov. 2, 1926.

UNITED STATES GRAY '1. LOYD, OF LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA.

AUTOMATIC SHIRT-SLEEVE HOLDER.

Application filed April 30, 1926.

My present invention has reference to a connecting means for the cuffs of shirts, and has for one of its primary objects the provision of yieldable means for this purpose that will allow a partial opening of the sleeves but a gripping engagement with the arm of the wearer of the shirt when the cuff portion of the shirt is raised on the wearers arm, and whereby when in such position the wearer may accomplish tasks which otherwise would result in the soiling of the shirt cuffs.

A further object is the provision of a connecting or attaching means for cuffs of shirts or like garments that comprises a pair of similarly constructed members, each designed for impinging engagement with the opposite and inner sides of the outer folds of the shirt cuffs and which members have an elastic connection whereby the open ends of the cuffs are constantly drawn together, to an extent however, which will not annoy or prove injurious to the wearer of the shirt but which permits of the shirt sleeve being pulled upwardly to raise the cuffs to any desired position on the forearm of the wearer and effectively sustained in such positions.

To the attainment of the foregoing, the invention consists in the improvement as hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the manner in which my improvement is attached to the inner faces of the outer fold of a shirt cuff.

Figure 2 is a similar view with the outer fold of the cuff turned over the inner fold, the improvement, except for the last attachment between the members constituting the same, being indicated by the dotted lines.

My improvement is primarily devised for use upon shirts or like garments having fold cufisl The sleeve portion of such garment is in the drawings, indicated by the numeral 1, the inner fold of the cuff by the numeral 2, and the outer fold by the numeral 3. The outer fold 3 is, of course, designed to be folded over the inner fold 2, but in carrying out my invention both of these folds are initially arranged in the position illustrated in Figure 1 so that the improvement may be conveniently attached thereto. The improvement comprises two s milar members, each formed of an arched Serial No. 105,815.

spring 4. Preferably, but not necessarily, each member 1 is of wire, and each of the said members is centrally rounded upon itself to provide an eye 5. Each member 4, adjacent to its ends, is also rounded upon itself to provide eyes 6 and with pointed oppositely outwardly directed angularly disposed impinging elements or points8.

Passed through the end and central eyes of each of the members 6 there is an end less elastic band 9. This band may be of the ordinary vulcanized rubber construction and may be in the nature of a comparatively light coiled spring or any other element having sufficient elasticity to bring the edges of the cuff against each other. In applying the improvement the eye ends 6 of each member are pressed together so that the points or impinging elements 8 can enter the outer face of the outer fold 3 of the cuff. The fold 3 is then rolled over the fold 2 to the position illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings. In Figure 2 I have shown the edges of the cuff spread away from each other, but this is only true when a pressure is exerted to bring the parts of the cuff to such position or when a pull is exerted upon the shirt sleeve to roll the sleeve upwardly on the arm of the wearer. The elastic band 9 will at all times exert a sufficient tension to bring the sides of the cuff tightly against the arm of the wearer to effectively hold the cufi and the sleeve in raised position on the arm of the said wearer. Thus by simply exerting a pull upon the shirt sleeve the cuff may be retained at any desired elevation on the arm of the wearer of the shirt, permitting the wearer to accomplish tasks which would otherwise result in the soiling of the shirt cuffs.

The simplicity and advantages of the improvement will, it is believed, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention relates when the foregoing description has been read in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, but it is to be understood that I do not desire to be restricted to the precise details of construction herein set forth and hold myself entitled to make such changes therefrom as fairly fall within the scope of what I claim.

Having described the invention, Iclain1:-

1. In a device for the purpose set forth, two cooperating arched spring members having eyes adjacent to the ends thereof and the said ends formed with impinging points, and a resilient band passing through the eyes and connecting the members.

2. In a device for the purpose set forth,

5 two arched spring members, formed With end and with central eyes, and having outwardly directed angnlarly disposed impinging elements extending from the end eyes, and a resilient band passing through the eyes of the members and connecting both members.

In testimony whereof I affix my sign21- tnre.

GRAY T. LOYD. 

